Matthews (Indiana)
| Matthews | |||
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 Bird's eye view of Matthews |
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| Location in Indiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1895 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Indiana | ||
| County : | Grant County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 23 ′ N , 85 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 595 (status: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 661.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 0.9 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.9 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 268 m | ||
| Postal code : | 46957 | ||
| Area code : | +1 765 | ||
| FIPS : | 18-47592 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0438731 | ||
Matthews is a town in Jefferson Township of Grant County in the US state of Indiana . According to an estimate in 2000, it had a population of 595 in an area of 0.9 km². The population density is 661 per km².
history
The village was founded in 1895 and named after the politician Claude Matthews . The local founders hoped for an economically important future from a nearby gas field.